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Students develop software for NASA satellite that is launching to space today. PA G E 3

Students need to balance career-prep and life outside of work. PA G E 4

UT alum talks screenwriting for “SHAZAM!” and time as a student. PA G E 8

Longhorns respond to dropping out of the rankings with a convincing win. PA G E 6

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UT gives Texas Cowboys one more week to decide on six-year ban

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April showers to May flowers

By Lisa Nhan @lmnhan24

The Texas Cowboys have received an extension from the Office of the Dean of Students on their decision to accept a six-year suspension, appeal or request a formal hearing, UT communications strategist Shilpa Bakre said in an email. The Cowboys were originally supposed to reach a decision by yesterday, but the student group requested an extension and now has until April 24. “The Office of the Dean of Students granted this request as extensions have been granted in the past with other student organizations,” Bakre said in an email. The Cowboys, the spirit group famous for firing “Smokey the Cannon,” were suspended for six years following a hazing investigation into their fall initiation retreat. The University found evidence of hazing during their retreat and in past semesters, including physical brutality, animal cruelty, forced ingestion of unwanted substances and coerced consumption of alcohol, according to the report. The investigation began last November at the Cumberland family’s request after their son Nicky suffered fatal injuries in a car crash on the way back from the retreat in the early morning of Sept. 30. The Cumberlands were told by Cowboys who attended the retreat that members had been hazed prior to leaving the retreat. The crash, which occurred at 5:43 a.m., was a result of the driver falling asleep at the wheel, according to the crash report. The University investigation did not find enough evidence to determine if sleep deprivation, in the form of hazing, caused the crash.

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It’s that time again: UT Landscape Services plants more than $6,000 worth of annual flowers across campus each spring. By Mason Carroll @MasonCCarroll

pril showers bring May flowers, but not without the help of UT’s Landscape Services, who hand plant the colorful flowers around popular campus locations each year, such as the Littlefield Fountain. Landscape Services manager Jim Carse said the end of February to May is their busiest time of the year. They control annual falling leaves, replant certain areas around campus and prepare for commencement. “We’re kind of all over the place on campus right now,” Carse said. “(Replanting is) always exciting because that’s the … picture-taking areas that we can really show off some nice color flowers.”

The annual operating cost for Landscape Services is about $250,000. Carse said they purchase more than $6,000 worth of colorful flowers each spring. This does not include Dell Medical School or J.J. Pickle Research Campus, which Landscape Services also oversee. In about a week, Carse said they will begin planting the annual colored flowers. He said he is thankful for the job he has, because he can see the immediate results of his labor and have a lasting impact. “It’s a gratifying job, but you also know that if you take care of (landscape such as trees), it’ll just get prettier with time,” Carse said. “It makes me feel great. It’s not always easy, and it’s a lot of hard work, but we get a lot of support.” Carse said they are also always trying to think about sustainability

and long-term investments including water conservation and planting new trees around campus. “We’re always striving to have (new landscapes) be more maintainable and more sustainable,” Carse said. “We only want native plants and native trees planted, and we want them planted in a way that we’re not wasting water.” Nick Montiel, geological sciences graduate student, said he had not heard of the conservation efforts Landscape Services is making, but he thinks it’s important for the future of the University and environment. “It’s important because taking care of the landscaping and the Earth for multiple generations is a key perspective and action to take,” Montiel said. “It’s really, really important to our University, country

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and the planet.” Chemical engineering sophomore Teresa Soisson said she appreciated the work Carse and his team do for campus because she, like many other students, spends her time outside on campus to de-stress. “It’s just nice to be able to sit outside and enjoy how beautiful our campus looks and not have to worry about class for a little bit,” Soisson said. “It’s also important to have a good looking campus for visitors and possible future students touring.” Carse said students can do their part to keep campus looking clean by doing small things that make a big difference, such as throwing away their trash, taking the

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International students contribute to economy By Tehya Rassman

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need to go about it from another angle,” Ford said. Stickland said he was adamant on continuing forward with bills like HB 357. “I remain committed to the policy and protecting your second amendment rights,” Stickland said in a statement. However, anti-gun activists are celebrating the failure of this bill as a win for stronger gun reform. Selina Eshraghi, chemical engineering and radio-television-film sophomore, said she advocated against this bill at the start of the legislative session with March For Our Lives-Austin. “It’s concerning to us in the gun

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Texas Rep withdraws Constitutional Carry bill, sparks gun control debate After an activist went to homes of lawmakers, state Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, withdrew House Bill 357 last week, which would allow Texans to openly carry a handgun without a permit. Chris McNutt, executive director of Texas Gun Rights, posted on social media his intentions to visit lawmakers’ homes to advocate for HB 357 after the bill was left languishing in committee. He was intercepted by state troopers when he arrived at House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s home. Stickland said one reason he withdrew the bill was because he did not want to condone this extreme form of advocacy. “Advocating for issues and bills are not only a good thing but it is the duty of every liberty-loving Texan,” Stickland said in a Facebook video. “With that being said, there is a right way and a wrong way to influence the legislative process. It is never okay to target their homes or personal businesses.” While many bills fail in the legislative process, this constitutional carry bill highlights the consequences when political advocacy crosses the line. Government junior James Ford said similar bills are possible in Texas if advocates show their support in better ways. “Considering the bill was withdrawn due to external approaches, people

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Landscape Services manager Jim Carse said that Landscape Services purchase more than $6,000 worth of colorful flowers each year.

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violence community that the bill was only shut down after politicians were personally threatened,” Eshraghi said. “However, having a victory under our belts keeps those of us advocating for gun violence prevention bills going.” Eshraghi said the most important outcome of the bill’s failure is the message it sends to citizens about the power of proper advocacy. “Part of being a good advocate is respecting the politicians you are talking to,” Eshraghi said. “I really hope this very clear breach of privacy helps shine a light on what an average constituent can do in the sense of advocating at the Capitol and calling their representatives.”

During the 2017–18 academic school year, UT international students contributed $221.7 million to the U.S. economy, which helped support 3,160 jobs, according to the NAFSA: International Student Economic Value Tool. NAFSA is a nonprofit association of international educators. Rachel Banks, NAFSA public policy director, said there are three avenues through which international students have contributed greatly to the economy. “International students typically pay higher, out-of-state tuition rates to attend college. They are also not eligible for financial aid,” Banks said in an email. “International students also contribute to innovation. Nearly one-quarter of the founders of $1 billion U.S. startup companies first came to America as international students.” According to the International Office, UT has 6,043 international students. International students from China are the largest group within UT’s total international population with 1,504 students. Keyun Li, a psychology and rhetoric and writing senior from Beijing, said it is common knowledge in China that studying

in the United States costs a lot. In-state students can pay up to $5,926 per semester in undergraduate tuition, while Li said she pays more than $19,000 per semester. “To study in the States, it’s expensive in general,” Li said. “People will apply for scholarships, for sure, because nobody wants

Nearly one-quarter of the founders of $1 billion U.S. startup companies first came to America as international students.” RACHEL BANKS

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to pay huge amounts of money if they can pay less. But for my family, it’s acceptable. It’s in the plan, but it may be a burden for some families.” Undergraduate international students are not likely to receive any funding from UT, partially because they are not eligible for

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mckenzie bentley | the daily texan staff Humanities and sociology senior Ian McEntee, left, leads a resolution to establish a Faculty Council task force to gather the best practices for handling sensitive content in the classroom at the Student Government meeting on Tuesday night. The resolution was inspired by a previous resolution that recommended disclosing sensitive content within class syllabi.

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Student Government members fast-tracked and approved an assembly resolution Tuesday night supporting the establishment of a Faculty Council task force to look into best practices for handling difficult dialogues in classrooms. “The ultimate purpose is to gather best practice on trauma-informed pedagogy and how to teach about these sensitive content materials, because they are present in most classrooms,” said Ian McEntee, assembly resolution co-author and Liberal Arts Council policy coordinator. “(The task force would) allow … professors and teaching assistants to have the best practice to have conversations about this material (so) that it’s not damaging or damning to a student’s mental health.” A previous resolution by the

Liberal Arts Council, which recommended adding sensitive content disclosures to syllabi, served as the inspiration for the assembly resolution. The previous resolution, also co-authored by McEntee, was taken to Faculty Council in December and met with concern about the loss of academic freedom. At the end of January, humanities and sociology senior McEntee received word that the entire Faculty Council would not hear the resolution. “(Faculty Council and I) reached a consensus of kind of having to reevaluate where our goals were and if this was the best methodology to move forward,” McEntee said. “Thus, this resolution was born. What this resolution seeks to do is to establish a task force through Faculty Council to gather best practices about discussing sensitive content in regards to any type of trauma pedagogy in classrooms.” Faculty Council’s Educational Policy Committee would oversee

the task force, and it was Faculty Council that wanted Student Government to hear this new resolution. “Their end goal for bringing this back to Student Government is to have acknowledgment of the work that was done and the work that needs to continue to be done so that we can then bring it to Faculty Council with the endorsement of Student Government,” McEntee said. “Once legislation is endorsed by Student Government, it has to be heard by Faculty Council.” Additionally, Student Government members discussed an assembly bill permanently establishing the Gender Inclusivity Coalition within the organization’s Code of Rules and Procedures. The Coalition has been meeting with various LGBTQ groups on campus since October “to discuss queer issues and policies across campus and how we can advocate for change,” assembly bill co-author Ben Solder said.

“(This assembly bill) allows us to solidify the committee permanently into SG’s governing documents underneath the jurisdiction of QTSA (Queer and Trans Student Alliance), so the committee would be co-chaired with the director of the alliance and someone from (the Queer and Trans People of Color Agency), as well,” neuroscience senior Solder said. The assembly bill was referred to the Rules and Regulations Committee. “We’re not asking for you to support the organization itself but just the … structure of it, so making sure that we can keep it going every year, because we have seniors here who are graduating and leaving us, but we hope to continue having chairs and co-chairs and just continue the structure of the (organization) so that it remains sustainable,” said Tasnim Islam, assembly bill co-author and College of Liberal Arts representative.

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Yearly bike auction draws crowds, doubles revenue over 5 years By Bonny Chu @bbbonny_

Whenever bikes are abandoned on campus, they are often sold at bike auctions. These auctions are held by Parking and Transportation Services each fall. The revenue from these auctions nearly doubled to about $12,800 from 2011 to 2016, according to the most recent PTS report. “We have an overwhelming amount of abandoned bikes left on campus each semester,” said Jeremy Hernandez, bicycle coordinator for PTS. “We need to clear these abandoned bikes from our bike racks in order to make room for incoming and returning student, faculty

and staff.” While the starting bid for each bike is $5, high bids have gone up to $400, with the average falling between $43 and $90 each year, according to the report. This revenue is then directed back to PTS funds. There are many factors that helped increase this revenue, such as the number of bikes eligible for auctioning, according to the report. While there were 162 bikes for sale in 2011, there were 250 in 2016. Whenever bikes do not receive any bids or are not claimed after a silent auction, which involves people writing bids on paper, PTS holds a live auction. These auctions help sell all bikes and maximize revenue. During 2014–16, all bikes were sold during

the auction, according to the report. The revenue also increased due to growing popularity with the help of social media. Mechanical engineering sophomore Andre Rodriguez, who bought a bike in fall 2017, said the event attracted many visitors who were not just students. “I would say there was at least 500 people there, possibly more,” Rodriguez said. During the auctions, students get competitive with their bids, which further drives up the price of bikes. “People sometimes hover over their bids and guard it,” public health freshman Eric Wang said. “They constantly try topping people or one-upping people to outbid everyone and make small

george wunch | the daily texan staff Humanities sophomore Patrick Stevens repairs his bike near the Student Activity Center on Speedway Tuesday. Were Stevens to have abandoned his bike rather than repair it, it would have most likely been auctioned by Parking and Transportation Services.

raises. Sometimes it gets a bit physical too. They’ll shove and push people to increase the bids.” Although the auctions can get hectic, and some

of the bikes are not worth much, these auctions are nice for many students who need a bike, Rodriguez said. “I did see somebody bid

over $350 on a bike which was worth way more than that bid,” Rodriguez said. “I think many people did get a good deal, but it all depends on the bidder.”

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federal aid, said Margaret Luévano, interim director of International Student and Scholar Services. Despite the economic contribution of international students that support U.S. jobs, international students are only allowed on-campus jobs, unless they get permission to work off-campus in a job related to their studies. “Those international students who come to UT on student visas have limitations on what they’re

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UT software headed to space By Rahi Dakwala @Rdakwala

A navigating software developed by UT students for a NASA satellite is launching today with a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The software was developed by members of the Texas Spacecraft Laboratory, including aerospace engineering senior Gavin Martin, Carson Schubert, electrical and computer engineering junior, Nihal Dhamani, computer science and astronomy senior, and Pratyush Singh, electrical and computer engineering senior. The satellite, called Seeker 1, is part of a NASA project to design small spacecrafts that can fly around larger ones carrying humans to conduct damage inspections or provide servicing capabilities, Martin said. In this mission, the Seeker satellite will perform specific maneuvers around the Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft, the large vehicle carrying cargo to the space station, Martin said. “It is a technology demonstration mission to prove that (Seeker 1) can safely do the motions necessary for a small spacecraft to inspect larger and more expensive spacecrafts,” Martin said. While the launch is today, the Seeker 1

demonstration will take place this summer once the resupply mission is complete and the Seeker and Cygnus spacecrafts are a safe distance apart from the Space Station, Schubert said. The team’s software sends information to various navigational sensors on Seeker 1 to help it maneuver, Martin said. “Our software lets Seeker 1 recognize Cygnus, the target spacecraft, and its location in relation to Seeker 1,” Martin said. To train their software to identify and locate objects in space, the group used a 3D modeling software to create pictures of the target spacecraft, said Singh. “We made pictures of Cygnus in various space conditions such as an Earth background or black background,” Singh said. “We also made other images containing a non-Cygnus spacecraft so that the (software) could learn to accurately identify Cygnus.” After training the software, it was able to detect Cygnus with 96.5% accuracy, Martin said. Schubert said ultimately, these satellites can be used to improve the safety of future space exploration. “For example, there are handrails that astronauts use while doing their spacewalk on the Space Station,” Schubert said. “Before the actual spacewalk, astronauts are sent out just to inspect the rails for damage. Now,

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small spacecrafts like Seeker could autonomously do these damage inspections before humans are sent out.”

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NASA will use this mission to continue developing these small spacecrafts, Schubert said.

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UT offers new epilepsy treatment

LBJ Library displays Apollo 8 artifacts

amanda saunders | the daily texan staff The LBJ Presidential Library is honoring the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 launch by showcasing artifacts from the mission through May 27. Launched on Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon and come back successfully.

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UT’s Dell Seton Medical Center is the first place in Texas to offer deep brain stimulation as a treatment for epilepsy patients. “Deep brain stimulation, in general, is the idea of injecting electrical current into the brain and, in the context of epilepsy, it’s designed to control seizures,” said Andrew Watrous, neurology professor at Dell Medical School. Deep brain stimulation for epilepsy is a neurosurgical procedure that places a device under the skin. This device sends electrical impulses to surgically implanted electrodes within certain areas of the brain, said Pradeep Modur, director of the comprehensive epilepsy program at Dell Seton Medical Center. Robert Buchanan, the chief of neurosurgery at Dell Seton Medical Center, was the first surgeon in Texas to perform the deep brain stimulation surgery dfor refractory seizures, or seizures that cannot be controlled with medication.

“Seizures are an abnormal buildup and surge of electrical activity,” Buchanan said. “If you’re able to infuse electricity into a system that has abnormal electrical activity, sometimes you can suppress the electricity by overriding it. That’s how deep brain stimulation works.” After surgery, patients at Dell Seton are overseen by Modur, who helps individualize the device settings for each patient and manages the patients long-term. “Deep brain stimulation has been around for a long time and has been used to treat movement disorders like Parkinson’s Disease,” Modur said. “Just last year, it was approved by the FDA as a treatment for epilepsy.” Buchanan said epilepsy patients who come to Dell Seton for deep brain stimulation will come to their comprehensive epilepsy center where cases are looked at by epilepsy specialists. “We have the busiest comprehensive epilepsy program in the region,” Buchanan said. “It’s a group of physicians, psychologists, social workers, technicians that come

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for conferences every week, and we come up with a comprehensive treatment plan for that patient.” Buchanan said the gold standard of epilepsy treatment, surgically, is to remove the brain areas causing the epilepsy. However, sometimes these regions of seizure generation are in areas of the brain that can not be removed safely, such as areas controlling movement, speech or sensation. “Patients that we’re now placing deep brain stimulation in had no hope,” Buchanan said. “Deep brain stimulation has added a whole new weapon for us to fight epilepsy.” Buchanan said the physicians at Dell Seton Medical Center and Dell Medical School are trying to push the envelope in the neurosciences. “The physicians here are always looking for latest treatments and developing treatments,” said Buchanan. “If you want cutting-edge treatments, the best place to get it is here at the Dell Seton Medical Center and on our medical school campus.”

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To honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 launch, the LBJ Presidential Library is showcasing artifacts from the mission through May 27. The exhibition features models of the Apollo 8 spacecraft, which was the first crewed spacecraft to successfully orbit the moon and return to Earth, according to the NASA website. The exhibition also included a TIME Magazine cover honoring the flight crew and a certificate gifted to former President Johnson that was signed by all three astronauts. “President Johnson put a lot of his energy into NASA and the space program,” associate curator Ruth Goerger said. “It was a very big step for the space program, but it’s often eclipsed by Apollo

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11, so we wanted to showcase its importance.” Johnson was first put in charge of NASA while he served as vice president for former President John F. Kennedy. Johnson openly supported the funding of NASA’s Apollo mission, even in the wake of the 1967 Apollo 1 accident, in which the crew was killed in a test launch. Goerger said the strides made by the Apollo 8 crew created excitement about space in the American people in a year marked by political unrest. “The fact that TIME named these men the Men of the Year showed how much good their energies brought into the year,” Goerger said. “All these firsts, like circumnavigating the moon and seeing the dark side of the moon, inspired excitement that led to more moon missions.” The Earthrise photo, which was the first photo of Earth

taken from space, is part of the library’s permanent display of Johnson’s impact on the space program. “The LBJ Library is very fortunate to have items such as rocket models and the ‘Earthrise’ photo in our collection,” said Anne Wheeler, the LBJ Library communications director. “It showed the world how beautiful yet fragile the Earth is.” According to the National Archives, the LBJ Library is the largest presidential library of the 14 currently existing. “I don’t think we realize often enough the impact President Johnson had on the space program,” Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman said in a video of the Apollo 8 crew’s 2009 reunion, hosted by the LBJ Library. “President Kennedy announced it, he got all the credit, but President Johnson, as head of the space council, really brought the lunar flight forward.”

landscaping and not feeding the campus animals. “Put your trash where your trash goes, and most importantly, put your recycling

where the recycling goes,” Carse said. “We have lots of receptacles across campus that can take your trash a lot easier than the ground can.”

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UT’s pocket safety guide needs to be more comprehensive By Julia Zaksek Columnist

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It’s a stormy day, but you don’t think much of it — until your suitemate pops into your room to tell you there’s a tornado watch in effect. “Did UT send an alert?” you ask. “No,” they say. “My mom texted me.” You quickly check your phone for messages from the University. Nothing. You scan UT Police Department’s Twitter but find only a quoted tweet advising students to be ready to move to their “safe space” if “threatening weather conditions approach.” But where is your safe space? Should you stay in your dorm building? Go to a different, safer building? A building with a basement? Which buildings have basements? And what constitutes as “threatening weather conditions?” The weather now? What do you do? On April 6, there was a tornado advisory warning in the Austin area. Political communications sophomore Amaya French said she was inspired to tweet about tornado safety tips because many of her friends and followers expressed uncertainty about what to do. “I was going through Twitter and talking to some friends, and I saw that a lot of people were concerned because they didn’t know what to do or where to go,” French said. “Many of them weren’t from Texas, so they’d never been in a tornado before.” French’s Twitter thread was retweeted 80 times and has over 250 likes. “I don’t think UT was prepared for the tornado warning,” French said. “I think if there were an actual emergency, an actual tornado, there would be a lot of chaos.”

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Focusing too much on career prep contributes to poor work-life balance By Isabella Waltz Columnist

I spent the summer after my junior year studying abroad in Spain. This experience meant the world to me professionally and personally, but I almost didn’t go because I did not want to waste a summer I could have spent interning. Looking back on my time in college, many of the experiences that had the greatest impact on me didn’t directly align with my anticipated career trajectory. I’ve watched my peers sit out on opportunities like study abroad, taking electives they find interesting and joining clubs that support their social lives or hobbies. While career preparation is an important aspect of life at UT, students need to remember their futures are bigger than their jobs. By failing to do so, UT students are setting themselves up for poor work-life balance later in life. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Better Life Index ranked the U.S. below average on work-life balance compared to other advanced nations. Americans have a harder time finding a suitable balance between work, personal life and family commitments. The Index also shows that long work hours may impair personal health, jeopardize safety and increase stress. “The American Psychological Association does a survey every year of what causes stress for people in the U.S., and the top causes are always job-related,” said Christopher McCarthy, the educational

psychology department chair. “Work, economy and finances are always in the top three.” At UT, students struggle to cope with stress before embarking on their career paths. The majority of students reported feeling overwhelming anxiety in the past year.

While career preparation is an important aspect of life at UT, students need to remember their futures are bigger than their jobs.” A study by the National Career Development Association found students expressed an overwhelming fear of not knowing what the future holds and a lack of trust in themselves to make career decisions. In UT’s high-achieving environment, career stress can be contagious. McCarthy described it as an illness that can be caught from someone else who is stressed. “I get a lot of stress because I feel like I have to be going at the same pace as my peers,” junior Desiree Ortega wrote in an email. “I feel a lot of pressure to take three science courses every semester so I can graduate quicker, even though I know personally I can’t handle that many.”

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So what can students do to cope with career stress and work toward developing a healthy work-life balance? “It’s less about having the right job title and more about what lifestyle you want,” McCarthy said. “What do you want to spend your day doing? Finding that is really important.” To figure out what lifestyle is best for them, students should participate in a broad range of activities to see what they enjoy. Joining clubs, making time for hobbies and traveling whenever possible can encourage personal growth. Then, students can talk to career counselors at their respective schools to find job opportunities that align with their developed interests. Most importantly, students should avoid allowing their plans for the future to detract from making the most of their time in college and forging a strong work-life balance. According to McCarthy, something psychologists call an iron cage can push students away from a healthy work-life dynamic. Once people start focusing too heavily on what’s ahead of them, they lose the ability to enjoy their achievements. “Your whole life is built around the next step,” McCarthy said. Rather than putting all of their energy into career-prep, students should make time to prioritize developing a life outside of work. Practicing this in college will give students the tools they need to develop a work-life balance that will promote their well-being. Waltz is a radio-television-film senior from Dripping Springs.

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French said she compiled her information by looking through UT’s lengthy emergency preparedness handbooks online and other universities’ resources for emergencies. However, if there was a weather emergency, students would have little time to leaf through cumbersome documents and conduct research. “If there was an emergency, there wouldn’t be a way or time to help anyone,” French said. French also expressed frustration that the only concrete plan she could find for tornado safety was for “employees, tenants and guests.” The plan advises them to proceed to the basement levels of an off-campus parking garage. “Their priority should be students, bottom line, not faculty,” French said. UT Emergency Preparedness plans on releasing a more compact, manageable pocket guide with severe weather safety information this week. However, the pocket guide contains only a few pages on what to do in severe weather. It advises students to go to the lowest floor, cover their heads and watch for updates from UTPD. Frankly, that’s not enough. Students need to know if some buildings are safer for students to relocate to, and if so, which ones. Director of Emergency Preparedness Jonathan Robb said there is no information directing students to safer buildings, because “there isn’t really any specific structural design on campus that is going to benefit you more than any other.” However, he also said there are clear benefits to seeking shelter in buildings with basements and underground structures, such as the off-campus parking garages. “If your building has a basement, that is where we recommend you shelter,” Robb said. Students need a list of these buildings. Students also need to know what weather conditions indicate a natural disaster is coming and if they should move to designated safe areas. UT Emergency Preparedness should include this information in their pocket guide. “I wish they would have more concrete plans in place,” French said. “Everyone on campus needs to feel prepared and know what they need to do so that they can have peace of mind.” Students deserve to feel prepared and safe on campus, regardless of the weather. It’s UT’s duty to give students a comprehensive guide on what to do and where to go when severe weather strikes. Zaksek is a Plan II and women’s and gender studies freshman from Allen.

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striking distance even when there was nothing going right offensively. Bolinger allowed two hits and one earned run in 5.1 innings pitched. Because they had the previous weekend off, Bolinger and the Longhorns spent it preparing for the big week ahead. “Getting live at bats and staying in a rhythm,” Bolinger said, when asked about how she prepared for the weekend ahead after last week’s win over Houston. “Even at practice, just working on different pitches and different spots.” She hit her spots enough Tuesday to hold the Mavericks to two runs for much of the contest. Pitcher Ariana Adams came into the game in relief in the fifth. Then, after Adams found trouble in the seventh, Bolinger came back in and closed out the win. “Both pitchers did a pretty good job out there keeping their nerves under control — it was good,” White said. Texas has had its fair share of troubles on the road this season, with a series loss at Oklahoma copyright texas athletics, and reproduced with permission State and offensive strugMembers of the Texas women’s golf team pose with the Big 12 championship trophy after winning the conference title for the third consecutive season. The team gles at Texas Tech. The was led by Agathe Laisne, who won her first collegiate tournament in the individual portion of the tournament. pressure of being a topranked team on the road simply comes with its third consecutive Big 12 title in Tulsa “She (Laisne) got off to a great start with the rigors of a busy schedule. growing pains. on Tuesday, a few weeks after several in the first round, and yesterday she “I feel like our depth has really cre“You can’t replicate this of the golfers on the team made their just really handled the course well ated an environment where we can at practice,” White said. Augusta National debuts. The Long- with the tough conditions,” Murphy challenge one another,” Papp said. “You’re going to be in horns have also won several other said. “Today she was struggling ear“Each week we are all playing well, those pressure situations. tournaments in recent weeks, all in ly, but then she birdied three holes so we all help each other grow in … We adjusted (well).” preparation for the postseason. coming in.” one way.” Yet, there will be a dif“We’re trending in the right direcLaisne was not alone on the leadThat depth has resulted in vicferent kind of pressure tion, for sure,” head coach Ryan Murerboard, however, as she was joined tories over very difficult fields that facing the Longhorns phy said. “We’ve been getting better in the top five by Kaitlyn Papp and feature many ranked teams. The this weekend at home. A every year. This is a special group and Sára Kouskova, who tied for second. team expects to play the best in the three-game series with reminds me of the 2012 men’s team. Rounding out the top five was Emilee postseason, so they will see the teams By Wills Layton No. 1 Oklahoma begins We have five great players with differHoffman, who finished in solo fourth. they have already played again later @willsdebeast Thursday. For the first ent personalities, and it’s great to see “It was a fantastic week,” Murphy this season. time in years, the two the chemistry amongst them, which said. “To finish one-two-three-four “I think it’s great that we played teams enter this series puts them over the top.” in the individual rankings was pretsuch a strong schedule this season,” ustained success in sports looking to compete for a One of those golfers who played at ty sweet. We obviously have a good Papp said. “We saw all the teams that is hard to come by. WinBig 12 title. Augusta, Agathe Laisne, won her first team, and the conditions suited us we’ll see this postseason. We’ve been ning championships takes hard work, Texas Student Media will keep you connected Although the Longcollegiate tournament in the individthis week.” able to play and observe each other’s patience and a little bit of luck. Howwith daily links totothe news, sports and culture horns “did enough ual portion of the Big 12 tournament. The depth of Texas has been an ingames, so that’ll be helpful for us.” ever, Texas seems to have figured out survive” stories Tuesday, this shaping the UT While she has flirted with victory credible advantage for the team this The Longhorns will tee off next in how community. to get the triad to fall into place weekend will necessitate before, she was able to seal the deal season and will be a major factor in the NCAA Regional Championship, for three consecutive years. much more. this week. the postseason as players are dealing which will be held in early May. The women’s golf team won its

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Pierce’s adjustments prevail After rough Kansas State series, Texas’ adjustments right the ship in win. By CJ Vogel @cjvogeldt

exas is no longer ranked, according to the D1 baseball rankings, after losing two of three games to Kansas State — the last-place team in the Big 12. In the first game since Texas head coach David Pierce said “changes” were coming, there are signs of a turnaround following the Longhorns’ 7-2 victory over Lamar on Tuesday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. “It was a good win, a good bounce back for us,” Pierce said during his postgame press conference. “A few changes, a few things that we needed to just talk to our team about, to build some confidence. Anytime you can win a Tuesday night ballgame and get on a plane tomorrow, it’s big for us.” The most notable of these changes was the No. 22 jersey of David Pierce occupying the third base coaches box for the first time this season. Pierce, who had sat atop of the Longhorns’ dugout prior to Tuesday’s game, took it upon himself to get a better in-game feel and made the short jog out to third base for each inning the Longhorns came to bat. “It’s important for people to know that there’s no demotion going on,” said Pierce regarding his move to the third base. “It’s just a change, and it allows (assistant coach) Sean (Allen) to get into the dugout and maybe talk to some of the hitters a little bit more and just communicate from that end.” Texas got on the board in the

pedro luna | the daily texan staff Catcher Turner Gauntt steps up to the plate in the Longhorns’ 7-2 victory over Lamar at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Gauntt experienced his first at-bat in the game, as well as his first hit and first run in his collegiate career.

As far as I was concerned, a few weeks ago I didn’t know if I would ever get an atbat at UT. When I came back, my role was just to be ready....” TURNER GAUNTT CATCHER

third inning with a rally that was kick-started by an unlikely face: catcher Turner Gauntt. Until two weeks ago, before the Texas A&M game, Gauntt was not a member of Texas Baseball. But due to lingering injuries to catchers Michael McCann and Caston Peter, depth was needed and Pierce called on the former walk-on to help supply depth to the position. Gauntt, in his first career at-bat with the Longhorns, singled to left field and later scored on a ground out to shortstop by Austin Todd in the bottom of the third inning. The at-bat, let alone the hit, was something Gauntt never thought he would get to experience following his departure from the team at the

beginning of spring practice. “As far as I was concerned, a few weeks ago I didn’t know if I would ever get an at-bat at UT,” Gauntt said. “When I came back, my role was just to be ready, give McCann a break. (My role) was pretty vague, just trying to get ready for whatever they need, and it was pretty crazy tonight that it happened.” Gauntt not only had a key at-bat to get the scoring started for the Longhorns, but also came up big defensively as well with a great scoop and tag on a bang-bang play at the plate to negate a Lamar run. “I’m pretty speechless to be honest, it’s hard to put words to,” Gauntt said. “It’s one of those things I always dreamt about.”

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Sixth-inning heroics rally Longhorns past UT-Arlington By Marcus Krum @marcuskrum

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It took until the sixth inning for Texas to do it. But finally, after staying within reach for five innings, the Longhorns broke through with a big rally, winning 4-3 at UT-Arlington on Tuesday. Up until the sixth inning, the Longhorns had picked up just one hit from second baseman Janae Jefferson in the second at-bat of the game. Outfielder Kaitlyn Washington got things going with a leadoff single, then first baseman Lauren Burke kept the ball rolling with a double into the gap in right-center to put runners in scoring position for just the second time on the day. Outfielder MK Tedder walked the bases loaded with no outs. It was time for the Longhorns to unleash the offense that had pushed them to a 35–9 record.

With Texas desperately needing a big hit, it was infielder Kaitlyn Slack who finally delivered one. She took the first pitch and slapped it to left field, bringing both Washington and Burke home to take a 3-2 lead. After a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners and an out at the plate, Jefferson provided a single off the glove of the first baseman that scored Slack. The hit would prove to be huge, as UT-Arlington would go on to score another run in the seventh to tighten the margin to 4-3. “This is what you call a trap game right here,” Texas head coach Mike White said. “We did enough to survive. We had the lead, then gave up, then we came back and were able to hold on.” It was pitcher Brooke Bolinger in the circle that kept the Longhorns within

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This is what you call a trap game right here. We did enough to survive. We had the lead, then gave up, then we came back and were able to hold on.” MIKE WHITE HEAD COACH

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joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Second baseman Janae Jefferson swings at a low pitch at McCombs Field in Austin. Jefferson, the team leader in hits and runs, brought in a crucial RBI to secure the fourth run for Texas.

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STUDENT LIFE

Students log off, connect in real life Students are taking breaks from social media to maintain relationships. By Abby Hopkins @abbyhopkins_

lthough social media encourages connectivity, some students choose to limit their use of these platforms. Between short-term breaks from social media and longer refrains, students who choose to stay off these platforms are searching for alternatives to maintain relationships. For marketing sophomore Kyle Brastrom, his fraternity and a recent video from YouTube channel “Yes Theory” inspired a 30-day social media cleanse. Brastrom said he wants to substitute time on social media with old hobbies, such as video editing, reading and strengthening friendships. “The biggest goal for me is to replace the time I was using on social media with things that actually provide me with genuine human connection

as well as improve me as a person,” Brastrom said. Giving up social media completely is a challenge for college students who prioritize a social life, Brastrom said. Instead of removing it forever, Brastrom said he wants to learn how to prioritize productive activities, so when he gets back on, he still makes time for what he values. “You can’t just remove social media, because you’re only going to replace it with other vices,” Brastrom said. “If you want to be successful with any kind of cleanse, you have to go in with the intention of swapping the time you’re putting there (and) filling that with something useful.” Advertising sophomore Chase Broadfoot said he doesn’t use social media, because he values the deep relationships he is able to form through face-to-face interactions. “One thing that’s big about social media to me is this big difference between image versus reality,” Broadfoot said. “If I have people that I know on social media, sometimes I feel like through their social media they portray this different persona than who they actually are.” Aerospace engineering senior Andrew Forey doesn’t use social media other than a Snapchat account to participate in student groups. He said social media fosters an urge to be self-centered and would be a hindrance to his faith.

“You can get caught up in comparing people’s lives and really caring about how you promote yourself to the world,” Forey said. “It’s a very individualistic approach.” While many campus organizations use social media platforms to send announcements and plan events, Forey said he relies on word of mouth and has never missed anything important. The biggest challenge for him is staying upto-date with world news and culture, he said. Keri Stephens, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies, said complete detoxes from social media can leave students missing out on unique relationships and opportunities. “I don’t know that it’s an all-or-nothing kind of an approach,” Stephens said. “Being aware of how much you’re using it is probably the most productive kind of approach.” Stephens said a practical way for students to develop healthier relationships with social media is to try putting their phone in another room for an hour, then increase the amount of time with each try. “I’m not sure that just looking on your screen and telling you how much screen time you had for the day or the week is going to change your behavior,” Stephens said. “I think people have to want to do it, and I think people have to practice it, play with it and see what works for them.”

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Q&A

TC Superstar members talk dance, cathartic music style ahead of new album release By Nikhil Agrawal @agrawan26

UT alumnus Connor McCampbell (‘17) started TC Superstar as a solo project in 2017. Since then, he has added dancers and musicians to assemble an eight-person troupe that is gaining traction in Austin, Texas. Ahead of the release of their album R&D on May 16, The Daily Texan spoke to McCampbell, as well as Julio Correa (‘17), and radio-television-film senior Aaron Chávez. Daily Texan: What genre of music are you? Connor McCampbell: Pop music. Dance pop more specifically. DT: What role does dancing play in your performances? CM: (Dancing) is an underrepresented art form. It’s often performed on inaccessible stages for $40 a ticket. Everybody should feel comfortable dancing more. People come to our shows and express themselves in different ways. Aaron Chávez: And the dancers are not “backup dancers.” Dancing and the music are one thing. Right. And that’s what I like most about the live shows, that there is that dance element to them. DT: Do you prefer performing live or studio recording? Julio Correa: When you record, it’s this snapshot of a moment. But then we play these songs 50 plus times. They inevitably start to grow and

copyright amna ijas, and reproduced with permission TC Superstar delivers a complete package of colorful dance and sugary pop to their performances, usually found only in massive stadium shows.

change in certain ways that lead to great moments. One of my favorite shows I’ve ever played was a totally improvised show in an attic in Athens, Georgia. Everyone was losing all self-consciousness, just dancing.

DT: How does your worldview impact your music? CM: There needs to be a change in a lot of different aspects of American culture — to be more sustainable, more ethical, more

equitable. The music is intended to be cathartic. A lot of people see us for the first time and afterwards they’re like, “Hey, I came to this and I was having a bad night and I feel better.” We’re not super political, but I secretly hope that we pass some of our ideological sentiments to the audience. DT: What are those ideological sentiments? CM: Every album was a concept album about something different. Masc is about notions of masculinity and what that is. Heat Death is about the environment, death and consumerism. R&D, which is about to come out, is about love, romance and relationships. DT: Tell me more about this next album. CM: The new album is about Ricky and Dana and the different ways they are or are not in love. Every song is a different perspective on a way that they could have lived their lives and fallen in or out of love. DT: Who specifically is the target audience? CM: If you’re going through any kind of romantic strife, (the album) might really get you. I think you’ll hear my perspective shifts in life on love and relationships. I won’t give away what that is — you got to hear all the songs first. At least once. And then, if you don’t like them, never listen to them again. DT: What’s in the future of TC Superstar? CM: Try and play Madison Square Garden soon. AC: We’d love to play in space. That’d be sick.

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DC’s newest film “Shazam!,” directed by David F. Sandberg, is currently in theaters, and The Daily Texan had the pleasure of speaking with the film’s writer (and UT alumnus) Henry Gayden. Gayden studied English and radio-television-film at UT while also working as the entertainment editor for The Daily Texan. In addition to “Shazam!,” Gayden was the writer behind 2014’s “Earth to Echo.” Daily Texan: What is the process like to be hired to write a feature script like this, and how involved is the director in the scriptwriting process? Henry Gayden: This one was kind of unique, because I was on the project for about a year before (David) Sandberg came on board. Essentially, what happened was that Darren Lemke, who wrote (the screen adaptation for) “Goosebumps,” had written a draft adapting Geoff Johns’ comic. They brought me in to rewrite Darren’s draft. About nine or 10 months into that, it became clear that you couldn’t accommodate two origin stories (“Shazam!” and “Black Adam”) without really short-scripting the other. We took 35-40 pages that were pure Billy, Freddy, “Shazam!” stuff before “Black Adam” had shown up and started building a new script that was purely “Shazam!.” That’s when Sandberg came on.

copyright warner bros studio, and reproduced with permission Zachary Levi and Jack Dylan Grazer star in the superhero comedy written by UT alumnus Henry Gayden.

DT: What were your most valuable takeaways from your college experience at UT-Austin? HG: The three most valuable things I got out of UT were, one: getting an English degree, which was actually really helpful for a writer. Two: taking Richard Lewis’s class on screenwriting. That really changed how I wanted to focus on writing and gave me more confidence. Three: Honestly, working at The Daily Texan, which I did for four years, just kind of kept me in touch with everything that was happening in LA. I really honed my interviewing skills, and I got to talk to a lot of writers and directors.

DT: What is the best advice you could give to an aspiring screenwriter? HG: Every writer needs to move to Los Angeles whether they want to or not. My friend, who is now a critic at Variety, thought I was scared to move out there. I just wanted to have a job and write some scripts, and then, when I had enough scripts ready, I’d come out to LA and try and get going as a screenwriter. He was like, “Just come out here and write those scripts and meet people while you are out here.” I think that’s the first step. DT: Why do you think “Shazam!” is resonating so positively with audiences?

HG: I think the movie’s main goal is to show you a good time. The other reason underlying it is that we also really wanted to make an emotionally honest movie in spite of it being a comedy. A scene, for instance, is about Billy’s mom. One of the executives called me on a Saturday saying, “What if she’s not dead? What if she just doesn’t want him?” I told the executive that’s too far. He said to just try it, so I wrote it in a day and I called him up and said, “This is the best scene in the movie.” Having that kind of scene anchor the movie allowed us to go to a lot of places that weren’t just silly.